RESEARCH GRANT FOR MASTER DEGREE (BI-MESTRE-ICNCG-EIT_Health)

4 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

18 Jan 2024 - 22:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

At the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), a call is open for the attribution of 1 (one) research grant for a master’s degree applicant financed by FCUL, within the scope of EIT Health projects and according to the following conditions:

Work plan:

- Active scouting of projects with technology transfer potential in the field of Biomedical Engineering and their subsequent monitoring.

- Promotion of initiatives and events that aim to improve technology transfer and entrepreneurship practices in Ciências ULisboa;

- Support for activities leading to the creation of a Network of Companies at Ciências ULisboa, giving priority to testing and validating it with companies in medical and/or biomedical areas.

Fellowship duration:

The grant is expected to start on February 2024. The contract must have the duration of 12 (twelve) months, on an exclusive basis, with no renewal possibility.

Form of presentation of applications:

Applications may be sent by e-mail, to the address [email protected] , with the reference "BI-MESTRE-ICNCG-EIT_Health", under penalty of not being considered for the competition.

Applications must be accompanied, compulsorily and under penalty of exclusion, by the following documents. No document, which must be submitted at the time of application, may be submitted after the deadline for submission:

• Personal data form and declaration of consent for communication of results via e-mail;
• Declaration under oath;
• Proof of enrolment, in the academic year 2023/2024, in a non-awarding academic degree course integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D Units;
• Detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae;
• Photocopy of the qualification certificate(s) of the academic degree(s) required - Master degree in Biomedical Engineering;
• If the academic degree, required in the present announcement as an admission requirement for the type of scholarship in question, was obtained abroad, you must submit one of the following documents: (See also the NOTES below)
  • Document proving the granting, by a Portuguese Institution, of the recognition or equivalence or registration of the academic degree;
  • Document proving that you have already applied for the recognition of the degree, which application must be submitted by the deadline for receipt of applications, inclusive.

 

Notes:

1) The presentation of the proof of obtaining the recognition or equivalence or registration of the academic degree is a mandatory condition for signing the contract;

2) For academic degrees obtained in foreign countries, which have not yet obtained either recognition or equivalence or registration of the degree, it is necessary to recognise it, under the terms provided for in Decree Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August, combined with Ordinance no. 33/2019, of 25 January, as currently amended.

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Candidates must fulfil the following mandatory requirements:

• Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering;
• Enrolment, in the academic year 2023/2024, in a course that does not lead to an academic degree as part of the educational project of a higher education institution and developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D Units;
• Complementary training in the area of innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship;
• Extensive knowledge of the Portuguese academic/scientific and entrepreneurial ecosystem;
• Proficiency in English;
• Organized and with ability to use digital and collaborative tools;
• Immediate availability.

If the academic degree required by the present announcement as an admission requirement for the type of grant in question was obtained abroad, the requirements mentioned in point “Form of presentation of applications” of this announcement regarding the qualification certificates shall be taken into consideration.

Specific Requirements

Preference will be given to candidates with the following requirements:

• Previous professional experience in incubators, accelerators and/or other initiatives/projects linked to the areas of innovation, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship;
• Interests and knowledge on trends in digital economy, innovation and entrepreneurship;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Good oral and written communication skills;
• Dynamic and proactive mindset;
• Good teamwork skills.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Good

Internal Application form(s) needed
Formulário_BI-MESTRE-ICNCG-EIT_Health.pdf
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Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly allowance and social security:

• The fellowship amount corresponds to € 1 199,64 (one thousand one hundred ninety-nine euros and sixty-four cents) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, according to FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships, published by Regulation no. 950/2019 in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 241, of 16th of December, amended by Regulation No. 643/2021, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 135, of 14 July, and available in the link:

https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf

It will be paid monthly by bank transfer;

• The candidate to be hired may exercise his right to social insurance by joining the voluntary social insurance scheme, under the terms of the Statute of the Research Fellowship. The financing entities assume the costs resulting from the contributions provided for this Social Insurance, according to the Statute of the Research Fellowship.

Selection process

Selection criteria:

The applicable selection methods will be curricular evaluation and, eventually, a selection interview.

If the jury chooses to conduct a selection interview, it will be conducted with the three (3) candidates with the best classification in the curricular assessment.

In the event that the selection interview is held, the final evaluation will be obtained considering the following weightings: 50% for the curricular evaluation and 50% for the selection interview.

The selection methods are eliminatory, and candidates who obtain a score of less than 9.5 in one of the selection methods or stages of the procedure will be excluded, and the next method or stage will not be applied to these candidates.

 

Selection committee:

Jorge Augusto Mendes de Maia Alves (President), Ana Rita Capucho Tomé Rocha (1st Effective Member), Nuno Miguel de Pinto Lobo e Matela (2nd Effective Member), Teresa Maria Rocha Vieira (1st Alternate Member) and Maria Margarida de Mello dos Santos Reis Guterres da Fonseca (2nd Alternate Member).

 

Form of publication/notification of results:

All candidates will be notified of the final result of the evaluation, sent to the email address used for sending the respective application, or by post, to the address given in the Personal Data Form, through a sorted list, in descending order of the final evaluation obtained.

Additional comments

Legislation framework:

• Research Fellowship Holder Statute - Law no. 40/2004, of August 18, amended by Decree-Law No. 202/2012, of August 27, by Decree-Law No. 233/2012, of October 29, by Law No. 12/2013, of January 29, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of July 9, and by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28;
• FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships - Regulation no. 950/2019 in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 241, of 16 of December, amended by Regulation No. 643/2021, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 135, of 14 July.

To see the full offer please check the following link:

www.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos?id=4502

Workplace:

The work will be developed at Tec Labs, the Incubator and Area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, located at the Campus of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, in Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon.

SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION

Jorge Augusto Mendes de Maia Alves and Nuno Miguel de Pinto Lobo e Matela

Website for additional job details

https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos?id=4502

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Lisbon

City

Lisbon

Postal Code

1749-016

Street

Campo Grande

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Lisboa

City

Lisboa

Website

https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/

Street

Campo Grande

Postal Code

1749-016

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED